Nyando district is a former district in Kenya which broke away from Kisumu District in Nyanza Province in 1998. Nyando district bordered the Rift Valley Province. The district was named after the Nyando River.
Its capital was a small town called Awasi, located 30 kilometres east of the Kisumu. Other towns and villages in the district included Muhoroni, Chemelil, Ahero, Miwani, Koru, Kibigori, and Fort Ternan.
In 2010, the district was merged into Kisumu County. It is now an electoral constituency within Kisumu county and had a population of 161,508 people (2019 census).[1] Its current member of parliament is Hon. Okelo, Jared Odoyo who was re-elected for his second term on Orange Democratic movement party ticket in 2022
| Local authorities (councils) | |||
| Authority | Type | Population* | Urban pop.* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muhoroni | Town | 31,148 | 13,664 |
| Ahero | Town | 61,556 | 7,891 |
| Nyando | County | 207,226 | 10,055 |
| Total | - | 299,930 | 31,610 |
| * 1999 census. Source: [1] | |||
| Administrative divisions | |||
| Division | Population* | Urban pop.* | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Nyakach | 49,247 | 1,967 | |
| Miwani | 58,029 | 0 | Miwani |
| Muhoroni | 63,450 | 19,790 | Muhoroni |
| Nyando (Awasi) | 64,511 | 7,554 | Awasi |
| Upper Nyakach | 64,693 | 4563 | |
| Total | 299,930 | 29,586 | - |
| * 1999 census. Sources: [2], [3], | |||
Electoral constituencies
editThe district had three electoral constituencies:
References
edit- ^ Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, KNBS (2019). 2019 KENYA POPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUS. Nairobi, Kenya: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. p. 12. ISBN 978-9966-102-09-6.